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December 28, 2016 • Vol. LIV • No. 26 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215-885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • Fax 215-885-2910
$555M Kosciuszko Bridge on Budget, on Time Inside
New Kosciuszko Bridge main span with aesthetic lighting.
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The largest single contract in New York State Department of Transportation (DOT) history — the Kosciuszko Bridge that links the Brooklyn and Queens waterfronts — is on budget and on time. A sum of $555 million has been allocated for the first phase, which involved removing the old span and constructing the first replacement. The second phase construction of the twin span carries a price tag of between $250 to $300 mil-
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McAuliffe Announces $756M Project to Expand Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
Paving Section.................. 55-69 Mini & Compact Section.............................73-101 Snow & Ice Section...... 117-121 Parts Section........................ 122 Auction Section............ 126-137 Business Calendar................136 Advertisers Index................ 138
lion. The 77-year-old bridge is in rough shape. Every day, more than 160,000 cars and trucks travel across its broken asphalt and exposed steel decking, over a steep archway that, at its apex, Aerial view of the new bridge construction at main span in Brooklyn. rises 125 ft. (38 m) above Newtown Creek below. Daily Kosciuszko Bridge is the product and down Newton Creek, requiring congestion in both directions is of a bygone era. When the bridge a steep approach from the highmassive. A minor accident or a opened in 1939, highway lanes had ways on either side of the waterbreakdown can grind traffic to a yet to be set to the now-standard way to the bridge’s center section. width of 12 ft. (3.7 m). Road shoulTimes have changed and so have crawl. Like so much of America’s ders weren’t compulsory and tall the requirements for a bridge aging highway infrastructure, the naval vessels regularly sailed up see KOSCIUSZKO page 106
A jack-up barge takes borings of the channel.
Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced that financing is complete to build an additional two-lane tunnel under the Thimble Shoal Channel, west of the existing Chesapeake Bay BridgeTunnel (CBBT). The Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel Commission will finance the $756 million project primarily through federal and state
bonds. “This new tunnel will expand capacity and improve safety for travelers who use the CBBT, as well as protect the economic competitiveness and quality of life of the Hampton Roads region,” said McAuliffe. “The CBBT is the only direct link between Hampton Roads
and Virginia’s Eastern Shore, making this facility a vital and convenient connection, supporting commerce in the region. I am proud to announce this expansion as part of our administration’s ongoing commitment to reducing congestion and spurring economic growth through see CHESAPEAKE page 18